Pertussis (Whooping Cough) by Kristyn Brewer https://padlet.com/kbre0045/ysvol9uv08an By: Kristyn Brewer en-us 2018-11-28 15:16:28 UTC 2018-12-07 19:03:26 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Babyhead.png Pertussis kbre0045 https://padlet.com/kbre0045/ysvol9uv08an/wish/308831059 (Whooping Cough)]]> 2018-11-28 15:20:02 UTC https://padlet.com/kbre0045/ysvol9uv08an/wish/308831059 Country with most reported cases: kbre0045 https://padlet.com/kbre0045/ysvol9uv08an/wish/308833819 India]]> 2018-11-28 15:24:07 UTC https://padlet.com/kbre0045/ysvol9uv08an/wish/308833819 Description: kbre0045 https://padlet.com/kbre0045/ysvol9uv08an/wish/309416898 Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is a highly contagious respiratory disease. Pertussis is known for uncontrollable, violent coughing which often makes it hard to breathe. After cough fits, someone with pertussis often needs to take deep breaths, which result in a “whooping” sound. Pertussis can affect people of all ages, but can be very serious, even deadly, for babies less than a year old.

]]> 2018-11-29 17:08:30 UTC https://padlet.com/kbre0045/ysvol9uv08an/wish/309416898 Pathogen: kbre0045 https://padlet.com/kbre0045/ysvol9uv08an/wish/309417330 Bordetella Pertussis bacterium. Genus: Bordetella
Species: B pertussis

]]> 2018-11-29 17:09:14 UTC https://padlet.com/kbre0045/ysvol9uv08an/wish/309417330 Symptoms: kbre0045 https://padlet.com/kbre0045/ysvol9uv08an/wish/309418014 Early symptoms can last for 1 to 2 weeks and usually include:
  • Runny nose
  • Low-grade fever (generally minimal throughout the course of the disease)
  • Mild, occasional cough
  • Apnea – a pause in breathing (in babies)

After 1 to 2 weeks and as the disease progresses, the traditional symptoms of pertussis may appear and include:
  • Paroxysms (fits) of many, rapid coughs followed by a high-pitched “whoop” sound
  • Vomiting (throwing up) during or after coughing fits
  • Exhaustion (very tired) after coughing fits


]]> 2018-11-29 17:10:18 UTC https://padlet.com/kbre0045/ysvol9uv08an/wish/309418014 Complications: kbre0045 https://padlet.com/kbre0045/ysvol9uv08an/wish/309418899 In Babies: 
1 out of 4 (23%) get pneumonia (lung infection)
  • 1 out of 100 (1.1%) will have convulsions (violent, uncontrolled shaking)
  • 3 out of 5 (61%) will have apnea (slowed or stopped breathing)
  • 1 out of 300 (0.3%) will have encephalopathy (disease of the brain)
  • 1 out of 100 (1%) will die
    Teens and adults:
        Weight loss in 1 out of 3 (33%) adults
  • Loss of bladder control in 1 out of 3 (28%) adults
  • Passing out in 3 out of 50 (6%) adults
  • Rib fractures from severe coughing in 1 out of 25 (4%) adults
]]> 2018-11-29 17:11:39 UTC https://padlet.com/kbre0045/ysvol9uv08an/wish/309418899 Mode of Transmission: kbre0045 https://padlet.com/kbre0045/ysvol9uv08an/wish/310519299 People with pertussis usually spread the disease to another person by coughing or sneezing or when spending a lot of time near one another where you share breathing space. Many babies who get pertussis are infected by older siblings, parents, or caregivers who might not even know they have the disease.

]]> 2018-12-03 17:01:12 UTC https://padlet.com/kbre0045/ysvol9uv08an/wish/310519299 Incubation Period: kbre0045 https://padlet.com/kbre0045/ysvol9uv08an/wish/310520089 7-10 days]]> 2018-12-03 17:02:38 UTC https://padlet.com/kbre0045/ysvol9uv08an/wish/310520089 Vaccination Schedule kbre0045 https://padlet.com/kbre0045/ysvol9uv08an/wish/310521237
  • Infants and children should receive 5 doses of DTaP, usually administered at 2, 4, and 6 months, 15 through 18 months, and 4 through 6 years of age. DT can be used for infants and children who should not receive acellular pertussis-containing vaccines.
  • Adolescents should receive a single dose of Tdap, preferably at 11 to 12 years of age.
  • Pregnant women should receive a single dose of Tdap during every pregnancy, preferably at 27 through 36 weeks gestation.
  • Adults should receive a single dose of Td every 10 years. For adults who did not receive Tdap as an adolescent, a dose of Tdap can replace one of the 10-year Td booster doses. 

    • ]]>     2018-12-03 17:04:43 UTC https://padlet.com/kbre0045/ysvol9uv08an/wish/310521237     Introduction kbre0045 https://padlet.com/kbre0045/ysvol9uv08an/wish/310521974 - Vaccine was introduced to India in 1978
    - Pre-rate: 
          -345,457 in 1975
    -Post-rate:
      -4,073 in 1995]]>     2018-12-03 17:06:01 UTC https://padlet.com/kbre0045/ysvol9uv08an/wish/310521974     kbre0045 https://padlet.com/kbre0045/ysvol9uv08an/wish/310572843 2018-12-03 18:30:19 UTC https://padlet.com/kbre0045/ysvol9uv08an/wish/310572843 kbre0045 https://padlet.com/kbre0045/ysvol9uv08an/wish/310574038 2018-12-03 18:32:07 UTC https://padlet.com/kbre0045/ysvol9uv08an/wish/310574038 kbre0045 https://padlet.com/kbre0045/ysvol9uv08an/wish/310574989 2018-12-03 18:33:40 UTC https://padlet.com/kbre0045/ysvol9uv08an/wish/310574989